crisp

all that and a bag of crisps

slang Exceptionally impressive, remarkable, or attractive. Based on the American expression "all that and a bag of chips," which was popularized in the 1990s; often used jocularly. Primarily heard in UK. You seem to think you're all that and a bag of crisps, but you're just a two-bit hustler. Dang, did you see Jack's new girl? She's all that and a bag of crisps! Oh man, Emily is all that and a bag of crisps—gorgeous, funny, kind. I think I'm in love!

See also: all, and, bag, crisp, of, that

be all that and a bag of crisps

slang To be exceptionally impressive, remarkable, or attractive. Based on the American expression "all that and a bag of chips," which was popularized in the 1990s; often used jocularly. Primarily heard in UK. You seem to think you're all that and a bag of crisps, but you're just a two-bit hustler. Dang, did you see Jack's new girl? She's all that and a bag of crisps! Oh man, Emily is all that and a bag of crisps—gorgeous, funny, kind. I think I'm in love!

See also: all, and, bag, crisp, of, that

be burned to a crisp

To be or have been significantly burned, as by fire or the sun. If you don't get the bread out of the oven now, it will be burned to a crisp! I fell asleep on the beach, and now I'm burned to a crisp. Unfortunately, most things in the house were burned to a crisp in the fire.

See also: burn, crisp, to

be burnt to a crisp

To be or have been significantly burned, as by fire or the sun. If you don't get the bread out of the oven now, it will be burnt to a crisp! I fell asleep on the beach, and now I'm burnt to a crisp. Unfortunately, most things in the house were burnt to a crisp in the fire.

See also: burnt, crisp, to

burn (someone or something) to a cinder

1. To burn something, typically when cooking it, to the extent that it is completely charred and blackened. I forgot about the bread I'd put in the oven and burned it to a cinder. A: "What the heck is that?" B: "Well, it was meatloaf, before I burned it to a cinder." It's not like you burned the roast to a cinder, so we can just scrape off those blackened bits and eat the rest of it.

2. To burn someone severely (typically referring to sunburn). Often used in passive constructions. If you lay on the beach all day without any sunscreen, you'll get burned to a cinder. I hope you're wearing sunscreen. The sun is supposed to come out later, and it'll burn you to a cinder. I got burned to a cinder because I went to the pool and somehow didn't know notice that my sunscreen wasn't water-resistant.

See also: burn, cinder, to

burn (someone or something) to a crisp

1. To burn something, typically when cooking it, to the extent that it is completely charred and blackened. I forgot about the bread I'd put in the oven and burned it to a crisp. A: "What the heck is that?" B: "Well, it was meatloaf, before I burned it to a crisp." It's not like you burned the roast to a crisp, so we can just scrape off those blackened bits and eat the rest of it.

2. To burn someone severely (typically referring to sunburn). Often used in passive constructions. If you lay on the beach all day without any sunscreen, you'll get burned to a crisp. I hope you're wearing sunscreen. The sun is supposed to come out later, and it'll burn you to a crisp. I got burned to a crisp because I went to the pool and somehow didn't know notice that my sunscreen wasn't water-resistant.

See also: burn, crisp, to

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burn something to a crisp

to burn something totally or very badly. The cook burned the meat to a crisp.

See also: burn, crisp, to

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

burn to a cinder

Also, burn to a crisp. Destroy by fire; overcook. For example, If I stay in the sun too long, I'll be burnt to a cinder, or He's an awful cook-dinner was burnt to a crisp. Although both expressions can be used literally, they also function as hyperbole, as in the examples.

See also: burn, cinder, to

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

be burnt to a crisp

1. If something, especially food, is burnt to a crisp, it is badly burnt. By the time I got to the kitchen, the whole thing was burnt to a crisp. Note: Adjectives such as fried are sometimes used instead of burnt. The meat was fried to a crisp.

2. If a person is burnt to a crisp, they are badly sunburned. One day in the Spanish sun and he was burnt to a crisp.

See also: burnt, crisp, to

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

burn something to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp

cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt: Alan left the potatoes for so long that they were burnt to a crisp.

See also: burn, cinder, crisp, something, to

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

crisp

mod. drug intoxicated. (Akin to fried. Compare to toasted.) Man, is he crisp!

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